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Original, impressive and rememberable sound-bites are
not so easy to create. it is not just Barack Obama who plagarises from
the speeches of others. The linked article gives a good selevtion. Here
is one example:

“In 1940, Churchill's statement to the House of Commons - ''I
have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat'' - had its 1823
antecedent in Byron's words: ''Year after year they voted cent per cent,/Blood,
sweat and tear-wrung millions. . . .'' Byron's precursor was John Donne
who said in 1611, ''Mollify it with thy tears, or sweat, or blood.''
”

Is looking for special birds, animals, plants or trains
too easy for you?

Here’s a 250 page illustrated guide to a new
spotter hobby.

“As a monster hunter, you might find yourself out in the woods armed with a rifle loaded with silver bullets. Your friends might already have been dragged off into the woods to be eaten. That is, if you have any friends in the first place; when you go around raving about monsters, people tend not to talk to you.”

Coloured balls from the top of the Spanish Stairs, Rome. Source:tvreporters.it

“The cascade of approximately 500,000 multicolored plastic balls
filled the city with more color than Michelangelo and DaVinci could
have produced in a year.”
—
“Cecchini claimed this artistic improvisation was a vivid message
toward Naples garbage officials.”

[2:47 minute video]Note the appreciation of the older man amongst the red balls.

In the year 2007 the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the
UK, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated,
and I see the end of all flesh before me.

Build another Ark and save two of every living thing along with a few
good humans."

He gave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have six months to build
the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights."

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his
yard - but no Ark. "Noah!" He roared , "I'm about to
start the rain! Where is the Ar k?"

"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed
I needed a building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about
the need for a sprinkler system. My neighbours claim that I've violated
the neighbourhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding
the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board
for a decision.

"Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond be posted
for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions,
to clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them that
the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.

"Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban on cutting
local trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the
environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no go!

"When I started gathering the animals, an animal rights group
sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their
will. They argued the accommodation was too restrictive, and it was
cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.

"They ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted
an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.

"I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights
Commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my building
crew. Immigration and Naturalization are checking the green-card status
of most of the people who want to work. The trades unions say I can't
use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark-building
experience.

"To make matters worse, they seized all my assets, claiming I'm
trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species.

"So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for
me to finish this Ark."

Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched
across the sky. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean you're
not going to destroy the world?"

“"When a fly lands on a ceiling, does it execute a barrel
roll or an inside loop?" has already been covered by the Straight
Dope.

“Answer: The fly grabs the ceiling with its forward legs, and
then does a reverse somersault.”

And in detail from Straight Dope:

“[...] while still flying right side up, flies extend their
forelegs over their heads till they can grab a landing spot with the
suction cups in their feet. Their momentum then enables them to swing
their hind legs up, like a gymnast on a trapeze.”